Stake-holding device for log-cars.



J. ROULEAU. STKEA HOLDING DEVICE FOR LOG CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. 1916.

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Raad/@0am JOSEPH ROULEAU, OE BEND, OREGON.'

STAKE-I-IOLDING- DEVICE FOR LOG-CARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29', 1216..

Application led March 23, 1916. Serial No. 86,257.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH ROULEAU, .a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Bend, in the county of Crook and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stake-Holding Devices for Log-Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in 19 sta-ke holding devices for use on log cars and has particular application to a device for holding and releasing the stake.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a device of the 15 class described whereby the stake may be held in proper position upon the car to retain the logs on the car and `whereby the stake may be quickly released without danger to the operator so that the logs may be 2a thrown off of the car.

It is also my purpose to provide a stake holding device for log cars which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, efioiency and durability, which will operate 2a effectively under all conditions and wherein the component parts will be so arranged and correlated .as to reduce the possibility of derangement to a minimum.

With the above and other objects in view,

3a the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and fallingV within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 as is .a perspective view of a stake holding device constructed in accordance with the p'resent invention, the parts being shown in stake holding position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts in release position.

an Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of a log car equipped with my improved stake holding device. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is .a similar View on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

te Referring now to the drawings in detail, 1 designates a bunk arranged at one end of the log car and secured to the opposite side of the bunk 1 are plates 2, 2. The ends of the plates at one side of the car project beto yond the bunk 1 and arranged within the space between the projecting ends of the plates is a vertical plate 3 curved in cross section and having the vertical side edges thereof fastened to the outer ends of the rete spective plates 2. This vertical plate 3 opens Onto the Outer end edges of the plates 2, 2 and secured to the outer side of the outside plate 2 at a point approximately centrally of the height of such plate 2 is a bracket 4 formed with an eye 5. Engaged e0 in the eye 5 is an eye 6 secured to one end of a curved strap 7 and fastened to the strap 7 by rivets or the like, is a vertical clamping section 8 curved in cross'section and having the vertical edges thereof adaptet ed to be placed in edge to edge contact with the end edges of the plates 2. lThis section 8 cooperates with the curved plate 3 to form a Socket adapted to receive the lower end of the stake .and secured to the end of the strap 70 7 remote from the eye 6 is an eye 9 that engages in an opening 10 formed in one end of a latch 11. Secured to the inner plate 2 adjacent to the projecting end thereof are pins 12 and 13 projecting outwardly 75 from the particular pla-te 2 and spanning the space between the pins 12 and 13 and fastened to the outer ends thereof is a strip 14 spaced apart from the p'late 2. Formed in the under edge of the latch 11 is a notch 80 15 designed to engage the pin 13, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, so as to hold the section 8 in position to engage the stern. Pivoted upon the other pin 12 between the plate 2 and the strip 14 is a hook-shaped 85 releasing lever 16 having the bill thereof arranged below the latch 11 and the other end of the bill forming portion formed with a shoulder 17 designed to engage over the latch 11 when the latter is in holding posit0 tion. Pivoted to the upper end of the hookshaped releasing lever 6 is one end of a horizontal rod 18 slidably mounted within a guide 19 fastened to the adjacent plate 2 adjacent to the upper edge thereof and W5 formed in the lower edge of the rod 18 is a notch 20 designed to engage the guide v19 to hold the rod 18 and the lever 16 in release position, as shown in Fig. 1.

Rotatably mounted upon the plate 2 carrying the rod 18 and disposed above the rod is a cam 21 adapted to engage the upper edge of the rod 18 to hold the notch 20 in engagement with the guide 19, while secured to the end of the rodremote from the lever 16 is 105 a chain 22 or other flexible element whereby the rod may be operated to actuate the lever 16 to swing the latch 11 out of engagement with the pin 13.

Normally, the section 8 is held in position by the latch 11 to maintain the stake .in 10g holding position and when it is desired to releasethe stake so that the logs may be thrown from the car, the cam 21 is rotated to disengage the rod 18, and the latter pulled to swing the. lever 16 about the pin 12 and in the movement of the lever 16 the Vshoulder 17 disengages the upper edge of the'latch 11, while the lower end of the -bill of the hook engages under the latch 11 and swings the latter upward to disengage the notch 15 from the pin 18, thereby permitting the section 8 to be swung to open position under the action of the falling stake and the logs. i

It will be understood, of course, that these stake holding devices may be employed whenever needed and may be used upon both sides of the car if found necessary or advisable.

vWhile I have herein shown and described the preferred form of my invention by way of illustration, I wish it to be understood lthat I do not limit'or confine myself to the precise details of construction herein described and delineated, as modification and variation may be made within the scope of theclaims and without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

l. In a device of the class described, the combination with a bunk, plates secured to opposite sides of the bunk and having the ends thereof at one end of the bunk projecting beyond the bunk, a vertical plate secured in the projecting ends of the firstnamed plates and curved in cross section, a clamping section, a strap secured to said clamping section and having one end pivoted to one of said plates, a latch connected to the other end of said strap, and means cooperating with said latch to hold said clamping section in position to coact vwith said vertical plate to form a socket.

2. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a bunk. plates secured to opposite sides of the bunk and having the ends thereof at one end of the bunk projecting beyond the bunk, a vertical plate secured in the projecting ends of the firstnamed plates and curved in cross section, a clamping section, a strap secured to said clamping section and having one end pivoted to one of said plates, a latch connected to the other end of said strap, means cooperating with said latch to hold said clamping section in position to coact with said vertical plate to form a socket, and a hook-like lever pivoted adjacent to said latch and operable to swing the latch to release said clamping section.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a bunk, plates secured to opposite sides of the bunk and having the ends thereof at one end of the bunk projecting beyond the bunk, a vertical plate secured in the projecting ends of the firstnamed plates and curved in cross section, a clamping section, a strap secured to said clamping section and having one end pivoted to one of said plates, a latch connected to the other end of said strap, means coperating with said latch to hold said clamping section in position to coact with said vertical plate to form a socket, a hook- Vlike lever pivotedadjacent to said latch and JOSEPH ROULEAU.

Witnesses: RUTH HINCKLEY, ED. B. PowoLL.

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